The Community Impact Awards recognise outstanding planning, procurement, and delivery across the UK, honouring the teams whose work leaves a lasting mark on the places and people it touches.
19th November 
5pm till 11pm 
Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, M17 1AB 
Smart casual 
Community first
Judged on outcomes for people and places, not process and outputs.
Independant judges
A panel drawn from across the sector with no commercial interest in the outcome.
Open to all
The public sector and supply chain partners of Pagabo procured projects are both eligible. If the impact is real, you have a story to tell.
supported
Ticket proceeds go directly to Pagabo Foundation. Celebrating impact by creating it.
“Great procurement and delivery should leave communities better than it found them. These awards exist to prove it does.”
— Karen Carter, Public Sector Director at PagaboRaising money for the Pagabo Foundation
All proceeds from the Community Impact Awards will be donated to the Pagabo Foundation, an initiative focused on improving mental health awareness and wellbeing across communities.
The foundation works to break down stigma, provide access to helpful resources, and connect individuals and organisations with the support they need.
By funding mental health training, promoting open conversations at workshops, and signposting, it aims to create a more informed approach to mental health.
Thirteen categories. One common measure — lasting impact.
Award categories
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Outstanding Community Impact Project of the Year (up to £3m)
Shortlist:
- St Giles Community Centre, Stem Architects
- Peterborough Key Theatre, Lindum Group
- Blakenall Community Centre Refurbishment, CBES
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Outstanding Community Impact Project of the Year (£3m – £10m)
Shortlist:
- Cradley Heath Skills Campus, Speller Metcalfe
- Unity Centre, Kier
- Leeds City Academy, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
- Northgate Community Diagnostic Centre, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
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Outstanding Community Impact Project of the Year (£10m – £50m)
Shortlist:
- Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire, Mining Water Treatment Scheme, Kier Group and The Mining Remediation Authority
- The Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy (HICSA), AtkinsRéalis
- Walsall Household Waste Recycling Centre & Waste Transfer Station, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
- Chiswick Health Centre and Key Worker Accommodation, Willmott Dixon Construction
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Outstanding Community Impact Project of the Year (£50m+)
Shortlist:
- Millers Quay, GRAHAM
- Millennium Lodge, Willmott Dixon
- University of Gloucester City Campus (former Debenhams Building), Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
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Sustainability & Net Zero Award
Shortlist:
- The Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy (HICSA), AtkinsRéalis
- Littlehampton Seafront Regeneration, Neilcott Construction
- Blackpool Government Hub, Talbot Gateway, VINCI Building
- Weavers’ Hall, GRAHAM
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Local Supply Chain & SME Inclusion Award
Shortlist:
- CH2i, Cranfield Hydrogen Integration Incubator, Cranfield University, R G Carter
- The Lakes Estate Renewal Project, GRAHAM
- Stratford Park Lido, Stroud, EW Beard
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Social Value in Action Award
Shortlist:
- Millers Quay, GRAHAM
- Rosegarth Square and Crown House, Lindum Group
- Blackpool Government Hub, Talbot Gateway, VINCI Building
- Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire, Mining Water Treatment Scheme, Kier Group and The Mining Remediation Authority
- Provision of Maternity Infrastructure Works, CBES
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Collaboration Excellence Award
Shortlist:
To be announced on the night…
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Outstanding Legacy Award
Shortlist:
- Millers Quay, GRAHAM
- The Elm Foundation Derbyshire, CK Rail Solutions
- Swansea Bay University Health Board Permanent PET/CT Scanner, Singleton Hospital, Tilbury Douglas
- The Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy (HICSA), AtkinsRéalis
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Outstanding Regeneration Project
Shortlist:
- Tustin Estate Renewal, Bouygues Development & Bouygues UK
- Bradford City Village, Muse
- Smithgate, Muse
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Innovation in Community Housing Award
Shortlist:
- Hardwick Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Lindum Group
- Camden Road Hostel, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
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Future Leader Award
Shortlist:
- Alice Dudley, Speller Metcalfe
- Chris Godfrey, Beard
- Jamie Hodkinson, M Group
- Owen Bush, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
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Mental Health Award
Shortlist:
- Millennium Lodge, Willmott Dixon
- Seddon Mates in Mind Champion Model, Seddon Construction
Entries close on
18th September
Shortlist announced on
5th October
The shortlist has now been revealed! Request your tickets today.
An independent panel of industry experts
Our judging panel is drawn from senior figures across construction, public sector commissioning, social value, and community development. Click on their headshots to learn a bit more about them.
Amanda Pilgrim
CIOB
Alison Nicholl
Constructing Excellence
Joanne Williams
NFB
Antoneta Horbury
CIHT
Steve Howell
RKLT
Jennifer Jewitt
TEAL
Sarah Jones
NTW Solutions Limited
Michelle Walker
YPO
Helena Stannard
Hull City Council
Ethan Campbell
Loop
Tony Underwood
Believe Solutions
Amanda Pilgrim is Associate Director of Company Engagement at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), where she leads efforts to grow Chartered Company membership, strengthen strategic partnerships and support organisations in demonstrating excellence across the built environment sector.
Alison has a background in knowledge transfer, driving innovation and change into the construction sector both in the UK and overseas. Alison is currently Head of Constructing Excellence, where she works with its members and wider movement to drive positive change in the built environment. Alison has a passion for transforming the construction sector into a more innovative, inclusive and sustainable industry.
Jo Williams is Senior Area Manager at the National Federation of Builders (NFB), where she works closely with construction firms, industry stakeholders and supply-chain partners to champion the interests of builders and contractors across the UK. With extensive experience gained through a long career within the federation, Jo plays a key role in supporting members, strengthening industry engagement and promoting the value of collaborative working across the construction sector.
Antoneta is Director of Policy and Technical Affairs at CIHT and a public transport & parking policy specialist with strong research and analysis skills. Antoneta has experience in policy design, implementation and stakeholder management in local government, central government and transport operator environments.
Steve is an experienced financial professional now working as Commercial Director for an large £80m Multi Academy Trust with the successful Red Kite Teaching School Alliance. He has a broad experience in a wide variety of industries with a focus on financial management and systems improvements.
Jennifer is a qualified accountant in both the public (CPFA) and private (FCCA) sectors with over 30 years experience. Jennifer has been the CFO of The Education Alliance for 15 years and has worked closely with Pagabo since 2014, being one of the original hosts. TEAL is a multi-academy Trust with 12 schools and a SCITT that educate just under 7500 pupils. TEAL use their Host fees from Pagabo to provide a BeWell mental health and support programme ie speech and language therapy, across their schools.
Having previously worked as a partner with a leading North East legal practice, Sarah now leads on providing legal and commercial advice to colleagues across the Cumbria Northumberland Tyne & Wear group, specialising in contracts, procurement, and corporate governance. She is the Company Secretary of the Trust’s wholly owned subsidiary NTW Solutions Limited and is the executive lead for the company’s procurement operations, outpatient pharmacy and risk and assurance. Sarah also manages the Trust’s relationship with Pagabo, having worked with the Pagabo team on the successful launches of the Major Works, Developer Led and Mechanical & Electrical frameworks.
Michelle Walker is an award-winning procurement professional with over 30 years’ experience in the public sector. Michelle is CIPS qualified ad holds a Post Graduate qualification in procurement policy. In addition to her procurement expertise, Michelle has developed and delivered a range of training nationwide, and has tutored for CIPS level 4 and 5. Michelle has extensive public sector experience, primarily in education and health, and joined YPO in June 2024 as their Head of Procurement Services working alongside colleagues within the organisation and partners to deliver compliant, best value solutions to the public sector.
Helena has over 25 years of experience working in local government housing services. She began her career in Private Housing Environmental Health and am a member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Over time, she has transitioned into Housing Project Management and now serves as the Energy Efficiency and Regeneration Manager at Hull City Council within the Housing and Communities service. Helena is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Ethan Campbell is Principal Economist at Loop, where he specialises in social value measurement, economic impact assessment and evidence-based decision making. Working across the public, private and third sectors, Ethan helps organisations understand, measure and maximise the social value created through their projects, investments and initiatives.
Tony is Co-Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of Believe Solutions, Pagabo’s social value strategy partner on the developer led framework. He played rugby for England and the British and Irish Lions and flew as an Emirates A380 captain. Both taught him that bringing the best people together does not guarantee high performance; the conditions around them decide it. Social value today is full of high performers in a broken scrum. Tony builds the conditions where their effort compounds, so the community tells the story of a project’s impact.
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